Nova Capital Management (Nova) is to sell its portfolio company, Ashland Hardware (Ashland), to Tyman plc for a price of USD101 million.
Nova acquired Ashland as part of a portfolio acquisition of five businesses from Newell Rubbermaid (now Newell Brands) in September 2013. Profits at Ashland have more than doubled under Nova’s ownership.
Nova was advised on the transaction by Robert W Baird & Co, Reed Smith LLP and Deloitte LLP.
